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§ 9-402. Purpose of subtitle; legislative findings

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic Safety

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Safety (Refs & Annos)
Title 9. Fire Protection and Prevention (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. High-Rise Building Safety in Case of Fire (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Public Safety, § 9-402
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 38A, § 48
§ 9-402. Purpose of subtitle; legislative findings
Currentness
Purpose of subtitle
(a) The purpose of this subtitle is to provide for the physical safety and protection of property of occupants of high-rise buildings in case of fire.
Legislative findings
(b)(1) Without adequate protection, residents of high-rise buildings are dependent on descending multiple flights of steps or jumping from windows when a fire occurs.
(2) For many elderly residents of high-rise buildings, this is physically impossible.
(3) Most fire fighting and rescue operations are also conducted inside the high-rise building, where there are greater obstacles to rescuing occupants and controlling and extinguishing the fire.
(4) Many tragedies could be avoided by installation of automatic fire extinguishing equipment in these situations, usually at no great additional cost to builders.

Credits

Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 9-402, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 9-402
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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